We reported earlier on Zanzibar's election rerun on Sunday (see 12:02 entry), and that it's just one of five major votes in Africa on that day.
The others are:
- Senegal referendum on reducing presidential terms
- Benin presidential run-off
- Niger presidential run-off
- Congo-Brazzaville presidential election
In Senegal, the referendum is on President Macky Sall's proposal to alter the constitution so that the length of future presidential mandates are reduced from seven to five years.
The BBC's Efrem Gebreab has photographed some of the campaigners in Senegal's capital, Dakar.
He came across a group of yes (or oui in French) supporters:
You might think that everyone would be in favour of reducing the length of the presidential term, but there are some backing the no (or non in French) campaign:
Our reporter says that some opposition comes from people angry with the president for not sticking to a promise of reducing his current term in office, rather than the next one.
Others are concerned that the amended constitution would leave open an ambiguity about whether there should be two rounds of voting for president if no candidate gets an absolute majority - which is currently the case.~
BBC Africa
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